Mutants

2/16 (Phase 1) - Set in the 90s, Xavier is about 30. Movie documents his journey and struggles coping with his mutant ability Xavier, Marko, Joe MacTaggert, Carmen Pryde were all in the Gulf War (Marko supposedly dies). The term 'mutant' is unheard of, but Xavier makes it his thesis, and becomes an expert on the topic. After a series of life events that hurt him (friend Joe marries Xavier's love interest Moira, getting strange messages in his head from Tobias Messenger, etc), he goes on a global expedition to learn. Encounters the Shadow King in Egypt and defeats him, but not without losing his ability to walk. After defeating the Shadow King, he returns to the US and realizes that mutants can be dangerous and decides to scrap his plans of creating a school. He encounters a young mutant boy who is being attacked by a mob for destroying a construction crane with his optic blasts. He rescues him and adopts him, then decides to build the school again, realizing that mutants need protection.

Story added by sercadi on April 11, 2025